The air is electric with anticipation as the Sierra Leone Broadcasters Association (SiLBA) prepares for its grand inauguration at the prestigious New Brookfields Hotel on the 4th of July 2024. This momentous occasion will see popular the BBC’s Senior Journalist, Umaru Fofana, take the helm as the official chairperson of the event, alongside the esteemed Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, who will serve as the keynote speaker...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Monday, June 24, 2024, secured USD$800 million pledges from international development and financial institutions at the High-level Sierra Leone Investment Roundtable on Renewable Energy and Food Security on Tin Vienna, Austria, according to a statement from the Office of President. The event was organised by the OPEC Fund for International Development in partnership with Sierra Leone’s Presidential Initiative...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The 2023 standard-bearer for the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has urged citizens to have ‘trust in the Lord with all your heart’. In a statement titled: “A New Dawn for Sierra Leone as we Reclaim Democracy”, which he posted on his social media handle X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Dr Samura Kamara said, “As we eagerly await the final outcomes of the work of...Read More
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Education Officer – HEP/MoH As the country continues to record more cases of Measles, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners will embark on a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign to reach all eligible children with the much-needed lifesaving vaccine. The Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Ministry of Health, Dr. Desmond Maada Kangbai said that the objective is to reach...Read More
Ibrahim S. Bangura commonly known as I-Bangs, a multitalented musician in the east of Freetown, on Saturday June 29, 2024 will release a new song titled, ‘Temeh Fa Fa’, which means in Susu Baby Come Now. He features Double King, one of his voice tutors at the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA). Double King is also a multi-talented musician, with many songs like ‘Mama Loving,’etc. He is...Read More